Participants can take pledge amounts for each unit of challenge completed. For example, $2 for every Mile completed in a Walkathon. If a participant gets 25 people to pledge, and walks 10 Miles, that's $500 raised by one person!!!

3. Golf Day TournamentGolf is an exceptionally popular sport which means that it's always relatively easy to find participants and sponsors.

And if you can find participants and sponsors you're on your way to a highly successful fundraiser! Be sure to read the linked article for some excellent ideas for fundraising at a Golf Day!

4. Apparel SalesSelling branded Apparel not only raises funds for your cause, but also markets and promotes it. With so many options and ways to fundraise with this idea, you really should be looking into it.

You can also link idea 1 up with this fundraiser through a T Shirt Crowdfunding Campaign. It's an unusual, yet brilliant, fundraising idea you should definitely check out.

5. Donations and Donor RetentionThis is more of a general ongoing strategy, rather than a specific fundraising idea, but still belongs in this list of 101 fundraising ideas.

From mail campaigns, online campaigns, major donor solicitation, to recurring monthly giving, etc. - having a solid donor and donor retention program/strategy is incredibly important for most Charities and Nonprofit organizations. It's the fundamental basic of fundraising!

6. 50/50 Raffle FundraiserA
50/50 Raffle is quite simply the simplest fundraising idea you can do.
No need to find or buy prizes, stock and sell products, or find
sponsors. Just sell raffle tickets and split the proceeds 50/50 with the
raffle winner/s.

Raffles and Auctions are one of the best fundraising methods as they can be fitted into almost any event, but can also be held on their own. Let's take a look...

7. Straight Up RaffleFind/buy prizes, sell raffle tickets, and create some excitement about the drawing. Simple.

8. 100s ClubA form of the 50/50 raffle. Sell 100 exclusive and high priced tickets with half the proceeds going to one or multiple winners. A reverse draw is very effective with this fundraiser!

9. Wine Pull RaffleWith a mixture of donated bottles of wine that have been wrapped up, let people buy Wine Pull tickets where they can then pull a random bottle from the selection.

10. Car RaffleA high end raffle idea that can raise BIG funds. You must sell many tickets with this one though!

11. Chinese AuctionA mixture between a raffle and an auction. Sell bidding tickets that people use to bid on different items by placing them in the raffle bowl, next to the item. At the end of the auction, a ticket is drawn from each bowl to see who wins the item.

14. Silent AuctionA
live auction that doesn't have an auctioneer and loud bidding. People
write their bids on a list next to the item they want. The highest bid
on the paper at closing of the auction, wins the item. Simple, but very
successful.

17. Golf Ball DropChoose
the winning raffle ticket by having a creative method for dropping a
heap of numbered golf balls over a green/hole. The ball/s that go in the
hole or are nearest to the pin, win.

The tough part comes in though, with getting people to download your app. But regardless, it's definitely something worth looking into. More info on this fundraising method coming soon.

20. Contextual AdvertisingSell advertising or Site Sponsorships on your organizational website. Or use a Contextual Advertising network like Google Adsense.

21. Affiliate FundraisingPromote related third party products and services (or ones that are popular with your supporters) online through your website, social media, etc. and receive commissions for sales and leads made.

22. A Unique Idea With Content WebsitesDevelop an informational website that drives free traffic from the search engines and generates funds through multiple methods: Advertising, affiliates, products sales, site sponsors, and donations, etc.

24. Online Apparel StoreKeeping with Online Stores, an online apparel fundraising store is a absolute must for most causes and organizations. And perfect for Schools!

25. Get Paid Online Guides and SurveysSimply earn money by taking online surveys and completing other market research actions for companies, like surfing and reviewing online stores. You will need the help of an Online Get Paid Guide though.

32. Gocart Racing There are two different ways of holding a Gocart Fundraiser. Check it out

33. Dodgeball CompetitionIt's time to dodge, duck, dip, dive, and dodge. Have some fun with this cool sporting event.

34. Touch Rugby TournamentI personally attend a Touch Rugby tournament fundraiser every year in Eston that is always a huge success. Find a sport that your supporters/community love and you can have a successful fundraiser.

35. Color Me Fun RunA combination of a Fun Run, a Walkathon, and creativeness... This is a very cool and highly popular event! More info on this idea coming soon.

36. Dog ShowA
rather random event for fundraising, but in the right community, with
the right supporters or marketing reach, it can be very successful.

37. Casino NightA
well attended fundraiser that provides quite a few ways of raising
funds. Do this idea properly and you'll raise big funds!

Creative, Interesting & General Ideas:

71. Duck RegattaEntrants buy small plastic ducks that are released into a river for chance and the rapids to lead the winner/s over the line.

72. Raising BailOne of my favorite fundraisers from this 101 fundraising ideas list. A high profile individual/celebrity (or a few) volunteer to be jailed in view of the public until the fundraising goal (bail) amount is raised.

Have a few different methods for people to donate and generate big interest by promoting it creatively!

73. Penny Drive / Penny WarsPut together fundraising teams (classes) that compete to see who can collect the most coins in a set time (eg. 2 weeks). Have great prizes and continually update team progresses to increase competitiveness and motivate your fundraisers.

74. Guess the AmountAfter your Penny War you can get people to guess, for a fee and to win a prize, how many coins are in one of the bottles. Or use any collection of items, eg: Balloons in car, golf tees in bowl, or balls in basket, etc.

75. Collection TinsDonation boxes have been used successfully for years. You'll find some great tips on using them effectively in this article.

76. PinupsAccording to Joe Waters, a Cause Marketing (fundraising with businesses) expert, this is the most lucrative fundraising strategy with businesses. I recommend taking a look!

79. Brick FundraisingSell real bricks/plaques to go on or in a building. Or sell online advertising brick/blocks on a Site Sponsor wall.

80. Voting FundraiserYou'll need some high profile volunteers. Then sell votes to decide which volunteer receives the funny "torture", like a pie in the face. Or sell votes to decide on what funny "torture" to give. Be creative with this!

81. The Fly TrapSell lengths of tape to people/students who then stick a high profile volunteer to the wall. Perfect for the principle of a school to do.

82. Worm Charming/GruntingAmongst all the 101 fundraising ideas, this is probably the most obscure, yet interesting, fundraiser!

A fun competition where teams try to charm as many worms to the surface with a Pitch Fork inside their designated plot on a field.

83. Flocking FlamingosMove a flock of Flamingos around the neighborhood, where people have to pay a fee to have them flock-on to another garden. Or a bigger fee to have them move and land in a specific friends garden.

84. Rent a WorkerOffer volunteers up for rent to do garden or household tasks in your community.

85. BabysittingSame as the above idea. Rent out volunteers to do babysitting and raise funds for your cause.

86. Mufti Day - Casual WearEveryone loves coming to School or Work in casual wear on the odd occasion. So put out a challenge for students to raise a certain amount (eg. $20 a person) that allows them to come to school dressed casually.

87. Recycle FundraiserGo green and collect recyclable items, like inkjets
or mobile devices, that you then hand in to recycling factories for
cash. Organizations are actually raising some big funds with this idea!

88. Scratch CardsScratch
Cards are a phenomenal way of soliciting small donations from people
and then rewarding them for their donations with discount coupons.

92. Give up a HabitSponsors
commit to quitting a habit, like smoking or drinking, for a period of
time and donate the money they save to your cause. Also get them to take
sponsorship donations from others for their challenge.

96. Town-Opoly BoardsOne
of the most creative fundraisers from these 101 fundraising ideas.
Create a customized Monopoly board that you sell advertising on, and
then sell to your members, supporters, and community.

97. CookbooksCreate an awesome custom Cookbook and raise funds through advertising in the book and sales.

98. Photo BooksSame
idea as above but with photos of your organization and its members.
Check out the Photo Fundraisers page for more ideas on this.